The friends Kiddi and Tryggvi are back in school after a vibrant football summer. There‘s a new guy in class, Skapti, who becomes their friend despite being more interested in ballet and poetry than football. There is also a new girl, Agnes, that immediately catches Kiddi‘s eye. It will be an eventful autumn,
with the school tournament in football and work with the national youth football team, as well as a ski vacation in Kerlingafjoll mountains where a mysterious thing happens that will have serious consequences.

Tears, Smiles and Football Boots was first published in 1990 and became an immediate success with the readers.

• Reykjavik Children‘s Literature Prize 1991
• The VISA Cultural Prize 1992